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• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:35:16 -0500
  The screen door/window beading is actually called "spline". Any reputable hardware/home builder type of store carries it. I used a length of...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...vanagon or bus -'80-'84 vanagon speedo w/ tripmeter -vanagon doorhandles, sliding doorhandles, front doorhandles, some w/ keys -vanagon dash pad cover w/ maplite...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...vanagon or bus -'80-'84 vanagon speedo w/ tripmeter -vanagon doorhandles, sliding doorhandles, front doorhandles, some w/ keys -vanagon dash pad cover w/ maplite...
• Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:10:02 -0600
  Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather stripping components that go in the door around the windows - inside...
• Re: Front door panels, cloth, silver trim
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:46:01 -0700
  ...Front door panels, cloth, silver trim Hey all, Is it possible to get door panel replacements for the front doors of an '87 Westy...
• Fw: replacement Carpet and door panels?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:31:13 -0600
  Stephen Steele wrote on 12-7 at 3:22 AM: > I am specifically looking for replacement carpets and the interior sliding door panel that...
• Re: Looking at used car and have some questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:28:43 -0700
  With trim panel missing and problems with the slider (both in the same area) I'd suspect damage and repair in that area. Why...
• Re: cost of vanagon parts??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 02:55:34 EDT
  ...wolfsburgs didnt have the fiberglass rocker trim. just the bumpers, and at the bottoms of the front doors. fiberglass rocker moulding started in '88...
• Re: Anyone had to trim off the upper front window seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:09 -0400
  ...trim into my front door > window opening, the upper part was, say, a half inch too long to fit and I > had to trim...
• Re: Parts from an 85 weekender for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sun, 4 Jun 2000 16:33:51 -0400
  ...year) > - Brown in colour, brown interior with the fancyer trim on the dash, doors > and panel work. Driver seat has the usual butt wear...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:44:17 -0500
  ...rokees the plastic trim on the doors simply falls > off. > I've found that GOOP works better than real trim cement to put it...
• Re: Replaced driver's side front window seals. Report...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 19:08:00 -0700
  I recently went through doing part of that door window reseal job. If I may add.... Rig up your work light on a stand...
• Wanted: exterior trim peice
  Historical mailing list - -Chip
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:20:58 -0500
  ...had lost a piece of our trim on our '86GL. It is right behind the sliding door, measures about 12" long and maybe 2...
• a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:00:42 -0800
  ...as is, no trim), remove the zip tie Finish up with the scrapers and the top felt channel, since the door panel was off...
• source found for rubber rear cargo floor mat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:25:39 EST
  ...mat, i trimmed it to the same shape as the cargo floor carpet, and it even fits under the sliding door threshhold. its a...
• Re: WTB Piece of Carat lower trim
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:48:21 EST
  ...One of the things I need > is one piece of lower body trim, the piece that fits between the sliding > door > and the rear...
• Re: Desperately searching for trim piece
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Wed, 8 Mar 2017 22:06:05 -0800
  ...can not find. >>> >>> We are looking for the siding door upper right corner trim piece. >>> >>> See the pic linked here >>> https://drive.google.com...
• Front door panels, cloth, silver trim
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:55:20 -0400
  Hey all, Is it possible to get door panel replacements for the front doors of an '87 Westy 2.1L, gray? I have a...
• handles
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:26:08 -0400
  ...remove the door handles on my 86 Westy ? This is purely for vain reasons: my very white van with mostly black trim has very...
• Re: Getting door handles black again??
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:20:22 -0400
  I echo Jonce on using the trim black ... It also works great color/finish on the fiberglass bumpers if not color matching to the...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:18:47 -0700
  ...can't > hold the door at the same time. > > Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl trim strip > that can be...
• Re: On Scrapping Plastic Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:25:06 -1000
  ...did you >plug the mounting holes for the attendant front door trim, do the necessary >body work or just leave the trim in place...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:59:37 -0800
  ...The 1980-1984 vans have a "trim ring" and a "seal." The trim ring is stamped 251-843-711 (my van does not have...
• Re: will yours fit in the garage?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:04:57 -0500
  ...to hold the door in the full up position. Strangely enough, I had to cut off the top wooden trim piece to fit the...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:35:48 -0500
  ...The glass repair shops say, and I believe them, that the trim is required to properly lock the seal - (with this type of seal...
• more vanagon parts For sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:19:04 EST
  for sale: -misc vanagon wheelcovers and trim rings -vanagon windshields -2 person westy middle seat -3 person passenger middle seat -2 person bench front...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY part 2
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 13:29:15 -0700
  Do the opening on the front doors have an aluminum bright trim or is the door opening all black? If Chrome you will need...
• Re: Westy/campmobile cabinets and water pump
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:57:59 -0400
  Sam- unless you're lucky enough to find one of these doors for sale, you can probably match up the formica at a store...
• Re: Need part number for sliding door handle escutcheon (trim piece)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 07:59:04 -0400
  ...looking for but the >>exterior sliding door handle on my 86 seems to be missing a >>trim piece. In my Bently's this would...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:42:55 -0400
  ...Door Panel Removal Tool I need a tool to loosen up the door panel retainers without tearing the upholstery. There has got to be...
• can I paint chrome bumpers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 06:40:44 EDT
  Since I'm working toward blacking out the trimmings on my 1983.5 Westy, can the chrome bumper be painted black? Is there a...
• Re: Paint Shop Reccomendations .... Help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:33:48 EST
  ...Complete body paint with widows, door & pop top rubbers and all trim removed, door jambs, inner doors, Krown oil rust prevention treatment. 2525.20...
• Re: heater flaps (not FLAPS)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 02:16:03 EDT
  ...of a foam rubber-like substance for weatherproofing doors. I'm sure that with some trimming this would work for the heater ducts as...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:34:48 -0400
  ...Is this normal? > c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off > easily, that over the sliding door seems...
• armrests and seat upgrades
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:31:11 -0400
  ...So, my question is ...do the later vans have different door trim ..? specifically, different arm rests? Or, is it really simply a matter of...
• SEM surecoat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:32:31 -0600
  ...He reports that SEM is fine long term on door panels and trim but for seats he recommends Ditzler Vinylcolor which is applied with...
• Re: Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:15:05 -0400
  Hi Gregor Use a Product called SEM Trim Paint (flat or gloss, Flat looks nicer) usually at good auto paint stores. It costs like...
• Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didn't include
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 2 May 2007 10:43:35 -0300
  ...WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include Hi i need the spacer for my new sliding door handle (exterior) you know, the...
• Re: Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:43:09 -0800
  ...Driver and Passenger Door Windows > Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather > stripping components that go in the...
• RE: Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 15 Oct 96 09:13:00 E
  ...trim of the speakers and rolling down the window is smooth. 2- There is a way of installing the speakers under the door panels...
• Re: 85 Sliding Door Handle (esterior) into 81?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:21:35 -0500
  ...One might have to trim a bit off in order to keep the newer handle from dragging against the door metal of an earlier...
• Re: Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 3 May 1999 21:30:36 EDT
  ...The screens are black with black trim. The black color adds privacy. <A HREF="http://www.eurocampers.com/Screens.html">EuroCampers Sliding Door and...
• Re: Westy Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - Grego Inzinna
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:07:09 -0700
  Hey, I just ripped out the closet out of my 82 westy, it is white I think with brown door trim, the trim is...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:39:31 -0500
  ...my sliding door track at the bottom. > > Is it feasible to lay/glue a piece of stainless steel sheet metal trimmed > to size in...
• Re: WTB Vanagon "Under Seat" storage doors/Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 May 2004 22:41:40 EDT
  ...These are the shorter ones that are used with swivel seats. > > i just trimmed mine down when i added swivals chris
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:01:15 EDT
  In a message dated 4/1/08 9:59:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, vidublu@GMAIL.COM writes: > What have ya'll successfully cleaned...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:53:43 -0700
  inside sliding door handle VW # 253 843 642 sold used Ebay etc, new replicas? from GoWesty https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:01:21 -0700
  ...3) I'm having all the glass (except front door windows maybe) removed so I can replace all the trim, which looks horrible and...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:53:32 -0400
  ...shrunk so badly the doors couldn't be shut. > > > > It worked really well and was easy to do! These trim pieces are a > thermoplastic...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:50:42 -0500
  ...shrunk so badly the doors couldn't be shut. > > > > It worked really well and was easy to do! These trim pieces are a > thermoplastic...
• Re: window trim question..
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 08:41:52 EDT
  ...minutes once you have the channel. Trim the channel to length. Press the channel into the door frame. Roll the window up to evenly...
• Re: Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:34:08 -0600
  ...While on the subject of doors I am in need of the sliding door for my 91 vanagon and the plastic trim that goes...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:10:21 -0700
  ...shrunk so badly the doors couldn't be shut. It worked really well and was easy to do! These trim pieces are a thermoplastic...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:44:53 -0800
  ...So, what I have on my van is an 1984 handle and trim ring. The door panel is not original, no telling why it...
• vanagon stuff FS (seats, interior bits, wheelcovers, bumpers etc)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 01:05:52 EST
  ...chairs, with adjustable armrests, fit all vanagons -front chrome bumper, complete w/ trim strips and endcaps -front fiberglass bumpers -rear weekender sofabed, fits all...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:17:08 -0700
  ...can't > hold the door at the same time. > > Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl trim strip that can be...
• Any VW parts guys out there? What's an APB system?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:28:07 -0400
  I called the dealer who doesn't have the trim panel I'm looking for. I asked if they had a U.S. wide...
• Re: Microbus replacements
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 22:35:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...html) and any door with the same handle arrangement ('64-66?)will work - you just have to drill holes for trim if it doesn...
• 2 Dometic fridges for parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:45:16 -0400
  ...Neither has outside door trim panel, one includes inside fridge panel. One missing fan, ignitor, gas jet, misc. No ice trays. :-) Karl www.westyventures...
• Re: Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 09:30:48 -0700
  ...at the back of the door Cleanup surface Check length and Re-install new seal Use some "body trim adhesive" to glue it back...